Hanger



F. C. HALL.

HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. a, 1919.

Pate ed June 15, 1920.

UNITED STATES" PATENT OFFICE.

rumors c. HALL, or WASHINGTON, msrmcror 001mm.

GER.

Application filed September 8, 1919. Serial No. 322,425.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS C. HALL, of Washington, District ofColumbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 'in Hangers,and do hereby declare that the following. is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof.

My object, more particularly, is to provide an inexpensive, compact,unobtrusive device for attachment to a bed, to support numerousarticles, and especially those required by, or for the use of sickpersons, in bed. My invention therefore, consists in the devicesubstantially as hereinafter specified and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of myinvention;

Fig. 2 is a like view of another embodiment.

I have made my invention with, special reference to metal beds which atthe head have a horizontal top bar, andspaced vertical posts, and mydevice comprises a hook 10 to catch over the top bar, a vertical shankor stem 11 which hangs down between a pair of bed posts P, and nearthelower end of the stem there are two oppositely extending,

horizontal arms 12 of a length to reach from one post P to the other andtouch the same so as thereby to steady the hanger and prevent itswinging back between the two .posts. Above each arm 12 are more or lessring shaped, horizontal arms, one, 13 that is quite round, so. as toreceive a drinking glass 14, which rests at its bottom on the arm 12 below, and the other arm 16 rather elliptical, to receive a medicinebottle 15, that rests at its bottom on the arm 12 below, the arms 12thus having a dual function. The arm 16 is split, to allow it to expandor contract to suit bottles of different diameters. Above the arms 13and 16 the stem has a ring 17 to receive and grip a graduate glass 18,or a napkin, or any other article may be placed thereon, and at itsbottom the stem has a hook 20 to support a clock or watch. As shown inFig. 1, all the parts mentioned are made of a single piece of wire,whose terminals '21 are at one side of the elliptical holder 16 andserve as handles to -convenientlyspread such holder open to receive alarge bottle. The wire being elastic, the sides of the ring 17 may bespread apart, for the stem is composed of parallel side by side rods, orpieces of wire, one part of the ring 17 being formed by out-bending oneof said rods, and at the top a suflicient gap is left in thering 17 toenable the graduate glass or other object to be sprung thereinto. Thewire is spreadfrom the top of the ring 17, in opposite directions togive a wide bearing to the suspending hook ,10.

The wire is spread at the bottom of the stem, in forming the hook 20 soas .to give two horlzontally separated hook members 22 that engage thependant ring of the clock at sufiiclently separated points as to preventturmng of the time piece, and thus assure its face always forward.

The distance between the. outer, opposite s1des of the two arms 13 and16 is less than the space between the bed posts P so that the. v

Specification of Letters Patent. Pate nted une 15, 1920,

glass and bottle will in large part, at least,

be within such space and not project objectionably forward.

The wire may be twisted at suitable points to preserve the shape or'formof the device, and. at the junction of the arms 12 and the stem aclenched clip 23 may be used.

As shown in Fig. 2 the bottle and glass holders are made separable fromthe stem so that they may be adjusted up or down,-or completely detachedfrom the stem, a set screw 24 being provided to removably fasten them tothe stem. A third and smaller ringform holder 25 is provided at the backin Fig. 2, and instead of round wire, flat strip material is used, butin all other respects, the device is the same. as in Fig. 1.

I claim 1 1. A device .of the class described, comprising a stem with asuspending hook atthe top adapted to catch over the horizontal bar of abed frame, a plurality of ring form holders carried by said stem, andopposite horizontally projecting arms on the stem below the ring formholders and reaching beyond the same far enough to engage the verticalposts of the bed frame, and also positioned to support objects in saidholders.

2. A device as claimedin claim '1, with a hook on the stem below saidarms.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a stem, a hook at the topadapted to catchover the horizontal bar of a bed frame, and variousarticle supporting devices carried by the stem and oppositely propieceof wire.

4. A device of'the class described, comprising a stem, a hook at thetop, the stem below the hook being ring shape with a contracted openingleading into the ring, ring 5 form holders carried by the stem, formedoi one piece with its terminals free and at the side of one of saidholders. Y

" 5. An article of the class described, comprising a stem of wire spreadand curved at the top to form a wide hook, the wire below the hook beingin two portions that are bent 7 into a ring shape just below the hook.and are straight below said ring shape, and various article-supportingdevices carried by the stem below said ring-shape.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I havehereunto set 111% hand.

. RANCIS C. HALL.

